Patent SG-11201907990Y-A (SG)
Title: Augmented ride system and method
Inventor: MCCRACKEN SEAN DAVID
IPC: A63F13/25
Filed: 2018-03-06
Abstract: 28 102 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 13 September 2018 (13.09.2018) WIP0 I PCT oimiolo VIII °nolo VIII VIII Em (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/165165 A3 FIG. 6 (51) International Patent Classification: A63F 13/25 (2014.01) A63F 13/5255 (2014.01) A63G 7/00 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/021154 (22) International Filing Date: 06 March 2018 (06.03.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/467,817 06 March 2017 (06.03.2017) US 15/909,694 01 March 2018 (01.03.2018) US (71) Applicant: UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC [US/US]; 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, Califor- nia 91608 (US). (72) Inventor: MCCRACKEN, Sean David; 1000 Universal Studios Plaza, Promenade Bldg., 3rd Floor, Orlando, Flori- da 32819 (US). (74) Agent: GUERRERO, Jason M. et al.; P.O. Box 692289, Houston, Texas 77269 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (54) Title: AUGMENTED RIDE SYSTEM AND METHOD (57) : A ride system includes a ride vehicle configured to accommodate a passenger and travel along a ride path during a ride in an amusement park, a 24 head mounted display connected to the ride vehicle and configured to be worn by the passenger, and a ride and game control system integrated with the ride vehicle and configured to coordinate a ride experience of the passenger with events occurring during the ride using at least the head mounted display and the ride vehicle. The ride and game control system includes a user interface, 28 L loa a ride controller, and a monitoring system. The ride and game control system also includes a computer graphics generation system communicatively coupled to the head mounted display and configured to selectively generate AR features 104 for display on the head mounted display based on data received from the ride controller, the monitoring system, the user interface, or any combination thereof. [Continued on next page] W O 20 18/ 165 165 A3 WO 2018/165165 A3 MIDEDIMOMOIDEIREIO I II III HIMMINOMEMMIE Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(11)) as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) (88) Date of publication of the international search report: 01 November 2018 (01.11.2018)